Individuals to entire sports teams. Amateurs to world champions. Youth leagues to club legends and beyond. This course will equip you with all the specialist skills needed to assist people at all levels of activity in their rehabilitation. Our Graduate Sport Rehabilitators (GSRs) are trained to be first response practitioners working pitch-side at sporting events, and are qualified to assess and treat musculoskeletal injuries from the point of injury. You’ll learn with a big emphasis on injury prevention and exercise prescription, including programming for return to sport, performance enhancement and improving health and function in populations with injury, illness and disease. Our School of Allied and Community Health within the Institute of Health and Social Care is one of the largest in the country, enabling you to study in a state-of-the-art environment within a wide and supportive network. There are also a number of opportunities available within this course, such as the chance to qualify as a registered Sports Massage Therapist, and to undertake the Pre-Hospital Immediate Care In Sport Course (Level 2), accredited by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
There are excellent onsite facilities at LSBU, including an Academy of Sport, a purpose-built onsite clinic, and state-of-the-art clinical and human performance laboratories. In addition to our top-class facilities, our central London location provides easy access to a range of exciting health, sport and exercise clinical placement opportunities, which you will undertake as an integral part of your course, allowing you to
Modules
Year 1
• Concepts of Interprofessional and Collaborative Practice (IPL)
• Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
• Functional Anatomy, Kinesiology
• Therapy and Clinical Skills
• Physical Activity and Exercise Prescription
Year 2
• Appraising Evidence Based Practice
• Pitchside Assessment, Trauma Management and Advanced Clinical Skills
• Lower Limb Rehabilitation
• Upper Limb and Spinal Rehabilitation
• Applied Biomechanics
• Placement 1
Year 3
• Psychological Principles for Rehabilitation and Human Performance
• Screening and Conditioning for Performance
• Clinical Rehabilitation and Health Promotion
• Application of Evidence Based Practice (Research Module)
• Placement 2
Ways to study this course
Campuses
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Study options
BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years
Start dates
09/2026
Apply by 14 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
Course code:
C631
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
London South Bank University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Course code:
C631
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
International applicants
English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants:
6.5 overall (including 7.0 in written element and a minimum score of 6.5 in speaking, reading and listening element)
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level - BBC
Must include at least one of; maths, biology, physics, chemistry, human biology, sports science/studies, PE, dance, psychology
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
From a relevant Science of Sports Science subject
Access to HE Diploma - D: 18 credits
M: 24 credits
P: 3 credits
From an Access to HE Diploma in Science
Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths, Science and English Language, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Historical entry grades data BETA
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
Data from:
This course and 6 other allied health courses
Date range:
2022-2024
Grades held by accepted students
For London South Bank University, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these
calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data.
Learn more here
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BCC
Most common
BCC Most common
AAA
Highest grades
DDD
Lowest grades
Offer rate for UK school & college leavers
58%
58% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.
How do you compare?
See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.
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Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
40%
40 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
80%
80 Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Location
Fee
Year
England
£9790
Year 1
Northern Ireland
£9790
Year 1
Scotland
£9790
Year 1
Wales
£9790
Year 1
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding